Connecting Your Printer to a Network, Requirements

Connecting Your Printer to a Network

Direct Ethernet Connection to Macintosh or PC

Requirements

■Two RJ-45, twisted-pair, 10Base-T cables

■An Ethernet-port hub

Procedure

1.Turn off your computer and the printer.

2.Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your computer. Connect the other end to the hub.

3.Connect the other cable to the hub and the Ethernet port on the printer.

Note

The printer is not a SCSI device. Do not connect the printer to your computer through the SCSI ports.

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4.Turn on your computer and printer.

5.After the computer and printer are connected, refer to the configuration instructions for your network type.

Networking Setup Guide

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3Com 860 Connecting Your Printer to a Network, Direct Ethernet Connection to Macintosh or PC, Requirements, Procedure

Contents

L O R P R I N T E R Page Phaser 860 Color Printer Networking Setup Guide Page Contents CentreWare Internet Services Network Printing with Xerox Color Printers Configuration Printing a Configuration Page From the Front PanelNetworking Software Procedure Connecting Your Printer to a NetworkDirect Ethernet Connection to Macintosh or PC Requirements Ethernet Connections and Indicators Ethernet InterfaceEthernet Cables Running the Installer From the Printer’s Hard Disk Installing Printer DriversRunning the Xerox Installer From the Printer’s Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 Novell NetWare Configuration Software for NetWare Networks TCP/IP Configuration Host Computer ConfigurationSetting Up the Printer for TCP/IP Printing Windows 95/98/ME PhaserPort Software TCP/IP ConfigurationChanging a port’s IP address Installation on Workstations for Client-server Printing Installation on Workstations for Peer-to-Peer PrintingWindows NT OS/2 Warp and LAN Servers Unix Macintosh Setting Up the Macintosh Ethernet Port for TCP/IPCreating an LPR Printer With LaserWriter 8.5.1 or Higher Creating an AppSocket Printer With LaserWriter Files and Installation PhaserPort for MacOS System Requirements Automatic IP Addressing Setting the Printer’s IP Address Information Required for IP Addressing Other Methods for Setting the Printer’s IP Address Scroll to TCP/IP Address Setting the IP Address From the Front Panel Setting the IP Address Using CentreWare is Dynamic Host Configuration ProtocolSupported Dhcp Fields Enabling Dhcp on the Printer Domain Name Service DNS DNS Setup Using CentreWare isResetting the Printer Using CentreWare is Setting Up the Macintosh Ethernet Port for EtherTalk EtherTalk ConfigurationSetting Up the Printer for EtherTalk Finding the Printer’s Name in the Chooser EtherTalk Configuration Using Apple Printer Utility Using CentreWare isChanging the Printer’s Name Optional Changing the Printer’s EtherTalk Zone Optional Using PostScript utility files Internet Printing Protocol IPP Running the Xerox InstallerObtaining the Printer’s URL Network Path Creating an IPP Printer Accessing the Printer From a Browser CentreWare Internet Services Job Accounting Printer Management Intelligent Ready Setting up Intelligent Ready Using CentreWare is MaiLinX Alerts Setting up CentreWare is Status Notification Setting up Usage Profile Reporting Usage Profile ReportsTypes of Reports From the Front Panel Printing Usage Profile Reports Sending Reports via E-mail Installation Xerox Usage Analysis ToolSystem Requirements Determining Enabled Protocols Network ProtocolsDisabling and Enabling Protocols Disabling Protocols Using CentreWare is Disabling and Enabling Protocols Using the Front Panel Help From the World Wide Web Getting Help DNS Index TCP/IP